Firemen (Firefighters)

[IAN WALKER]

Hi wilkybob
My father Edward Rosebridge was in the NFS and he was killed in West Ham along with a colleague George Cert at a school that had been converted to a station.  I have a couple of copies of newspaper cuttings of the incident with a photo of the coffins and the funeral service programme. If there is anymore information you can get me I would appreciate it, as I live in Qld Australia I can only find out things on the net. I have visited the museum it is very interesting.

Regards Margaret
[/quote                       Hello ,I am George Christian Cert Grandson, My name is Ian Walker,  We are trying to locate where my grandad is buried, I was wondering if you know where he might be, as my gran is not well and cant remember. Her name is Violet Cert and my mum was Pauline Cert. please reply , it would be nice.

thank you Ian Walker

[IAN WALKER]

Hello ,I am George Christian Cert Grandson, My name is Ian Walker,  We are trying to locate where my grandad is buried, I was wondering if you know where he might be, as my gran is not well and cant remember. Her name is Violet Cert and my mum was Pauline Cert. please reply , it would be nice.

thank you Ian Walker

[wilkybob]

Hi Ian, I will look into finding where he is buried. Just got back from ski trio so not been online much.
Bob

[Lori.o]

In 1929 four  firemen in Kent England were killed in a terrible incident. Also killed along beside them was 11 other people including 9 children, boys between the age of 10 and 13.  No memorial exists to remeber these lost lives and this incident is on the brink of being forgotten. 

We are desperately looking for support of a petition to the Medway council to have a memorial placed in memory of this incident and these lives.

Please view my web site for the full details or google Gillingham Park Fete Tragedy.

http://firemanswedding.weebly.com/index.html

The petition details can be found at this web site:

http://www.petitiononline.com/awcgpft/petition.html

Please consider signing to help honor these lives. You don't have to live in England to sign, every signature counts.

[MarieM]

Hello Ian, George Christian Cert was my late Father's older brother.  I'm sorry I don't know where he is buried.  He was known in the family as Tom, I believe.  Do you know any other family members you could ask?  Unfortunately, there aren't many left now.

[wilkybob]

Still trying to find out where George Cert is buried.
The main cemeteries for East London are

East London Cemetery, Grange Road, Plaistow
Gibraltar Row Burial Ground, Bethnal Green
Manor Park Cemetery, Serbert Road (1874)
Rippleside Cemetery, Ripple Road, Barking
Romford Cemetery, Dagenham Road
Tower Hamlets Cemetery, Southern Grove
West Ham Cemetery, Cemetery Road.

If you go to http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=38312&mode=1
and type in Cert, he comes up on the list, so I assume he will be buried at
EAST LONDON CEMETERY, PLAISTOW the one at the top of the list?

[MarieM]

George Cert's family lived in Stepney - if that helps.

[wilkybob]

looking through the lists now, might take a few hours

[wilkybob]

If possible give these a call

West Ham Cemetery
Cemetery Road
Forest Gate
E7 9DG
020 3373 1193

Just been told some of firemen from Plaistow incident are buried there. Good luck